George purnell neely



(No Model.)

^ G. P. NEELY.

FLAGSTAFF HOLDER.

Patented Nov. 16,1897.

UNITED STATES K. KOONTZ, OF SAME PLACE.

Application filed March 5, 1897.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE PUENELL NEELY, of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,-l1ave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flagstaff-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains 1o to make and use the same.

This invention contemplatesY certain new and useful improvements in ilagstatholclers The object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive device for securely holding or anchoring a iiagstaff or any other rod or pole in the windows of a building, the device being capable of being easily secured in position or removed when not in use. This I accomplish by providing a socket or keeper, from which project oppositely-extended pointed arms or flanges designed to engage the opposite faces of parallel beads of a window-frame. The iiag pole or staff or the likefis held in this socket or keeper by any suitable means, and its weight tends to force the pointed arms or flanges firmly into the parallel beads.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing a flag held by my improved device. Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion of a window-frame, showing the holder positioned in full lines and the position it occupies when first inserted in lower dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device removed. Fig. 4 is a side view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a socket or keeper capable of receiving a iiagstaff w, the same being preferably made oblong. The staif when inserted may be securely held by any suitable means, such as a wedge, or by a thumb-screw co working in the 45 outer end of said socket or keeper. With the other end of this socket or keeper is formed an approximately S-shaped plate, the arms a' of which extend in opposite directions from PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE PURNELL NEELY, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, yASSIGrNOR OF THREE-FOURTHS TO JOSEPH BLATTN ER, OEOIL R. ANDERSON, AND LEWIS FLAGsTAFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,601, dated November 16, 1897.

Serial No. 626,160. (No model.)

and at right angles to the open sides of said keeper, one of said anges being at the top and the other at the bottom of the latter. The extreme ends of these arms a are reduced or sharpened to a point. e

In practice the S-shaped plate is insertedv between two parallel beads x of the windowframe, being first turned so that the ends of the arms will not contact with said beads. After thesocket has been moved to the desired point it is turned so that the pointed ends of its arms will be forced into contact with the opposed faces of the beads, after which the weight of the iag and its sta will cause said pointed ends to project some distance into said beads, as shown in Fig. 2. Thus the socket will be securely held in position and prevented from slipping or falling. To remove the holder, it is only necessary to move upwardly the staff, which will cause the socket and its S-shaped plate to turn and disengage the arms of said plate from contact with the heads.

It will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive holder for a rod, pole, or liagstaff, enabling the same to be readily secured to awindow-frame. These holders are applicable to either side of a window-frame by changing the direction of projection of the pointed arms.

I claim as my invention- 1. A holderof the character described consisting of a socket having oppositely-extended pointed arms designed to lit between and engage parallel surfaces, as set forth.

2. A holder of the character stated consisting of a 'socket having at one end a plate formed with pointed arms extended in opposite directions, substantially as set forth.

3. A holderof the character stated consisting of a socket in which a pole or shaft is designed to be held, and a plate at one end of said socket having upper and lower arms extended in opposite directions, the en'ds of said arms being pointed, substantially as set forth.

4; A holder of the character statedlconsisting of a socket, means for securing a pole or 95 sta in such socket and a plate at one end of said socket having pointed or reduced ends, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A holder of the character stated Consisting of a Socket, a screw in one end thereof, 5 and an S-shaped plate at its other end having pointed or reduced ends, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, in the presence .of two subscribing Witnesses.

. GEORGE PURNELL NEELY.

Vtnesses:

ROBERT ALEXANDER, A. S. FLECK. 

